Official UK procurement notice
CPU 7378 Housing Services Adaptations - Specialist Mechanical Lifting Equipment
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNCC looking to appoint contractors to deliver support to our Housing team to supply, install and provide maintenance services for stairlifts, hoists and other Disabled Access Equipment in housing across our Nottingham City Council boundaries.
This Notice is published in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to forewarn the market of a future tender opportunity, and does not require any action from potential bidders at this time.
When the tender goes live a further notice will be published giving details. The tender will be published on the Councils e-tendering platform which can be found at www.eastmidstenders.org ↗.
We advise registering on the portal to be notified directly of tenders published by the Council.
CPV: Lift installation work · Lift-maintenance services · Lifting equipment for health care sector · Medical aids · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment · Stairlifts
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2026
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Supply and Install of Specialist Mechanical Lifting EquipmentPlannedPublished value£2,500,000
Through the Client (NCC Adaptation and Renewal Agency) there are then between 80-170 new installations of Specialist Mechanical Lifting Equipment per year (based on installation data from 2021 to present). This is based on the needs of residents as advised by an Occupational Therapy assessment.
An internal framework of providers is being sought to cover the range of different equipment types, makes and models.
Lot #2Servicing, Maintenance and Repair of Specialist Mechanical Lifting EquipmentPlannedPublished value£600,000
The Client currently has 884 pieces of specialised domestic lifting equipment (correct as at 4 June 2026) installed for residents across the portfolio of a range of type, manufacturer, age and condition.
This is equipment is broken down as follows:
- Approximately 722 straight or curved stairlifts - Manufacturers include (but not limited to) Handicare, Meditek, Minivator, Platinum, Stannah and Thyssen
- Approximately 97 ceiling track hoists - Manufacturers include (but not limited to) Chiltern, Likorail, Freeway and Wessex
- Approximately 53 through floor lifts - Manufacturers include (but not limited to) Pollock, Terry Lifts and Wessex
- Approximately 12 step lifts - Manufacturers include (but not limited to) Spectra, Terry Lifts and Wessex
It is to be expected that over the Contract Period the above quantities will change. Any properties or equipment added or deleted (in writing) will be deemed to become part of the Contract.
In addition, the Contractor would complete all removals and storage of existing equipment to be used for recycling (or stripped for spares and repairs dependant on the condition of the unit).
An internal framework of providers is being sought to complete the required servicing, repairs and maintenance.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “CPU 7378 Housing Services Adaptations - Specialist Mechanical Lifting…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Nottingham City Council buys Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment (CPV 5042), and who usually turns up
Nottingham City Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment (CPV 5042) →
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Lot #1Supply and Install of Specialist Mechanical Lifting EquipmentCPV 50421000Published estimate£2.5m
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Servicing, Maintenance and Repair of Specialist Mechanical Lifting EquipmentCPV 50421000Published estimate£600k
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 10:50 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 17:31 BST
- Authority reference
CPU 7378- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078301- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069eaaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
When the tender goes live a notice will be published giving details. The tender will be published on the Councils e-tendering platform which can be found at www.eastmidstenders.org ↗. We advise registering on the portal to be notified directly of tenders published by the Council.
Timeline
21 May 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published154 days ago21 May 2026, 10:50 BST
- Latest notice published66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 17:31 BST
- Tender notice expected16 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by8 days ago14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends5 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 40 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Pipeline notice published21 May 2026, 10:50 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published26 Jun 2026, 14:13 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published29 Jun 2026, 09:38 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published17 Aug 2026, 17:31 BSTUK3
- Published value updated to £3,100,00017 Aug 2026, 17:31 BSTwas £3,125,000
- Deadline published: 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST17 Aug 2026, 17:31 BST
Published amendments (1)
*For Nottingham City Council Housing Services
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 21 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
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- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender